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Cyperus alternifolius
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Cyperus alternifolius, the umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or umbrella palm, is a grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus of the sedge family Cyperaceae. The plant is native to West Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, but widely distributed throughout the world. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The subspecies Cyperus alternifolius ssp. flabelliformis is also known as Cyperus involucratus Rottb..
- Family
- Cyperaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cyperus alternifolius
- Slug
- cyperus-alternifolius
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Species
- alternifolius
- Wikidata QID
- Q132993
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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